Proving Equivalance relation (transitivity)

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$$relation = {(a, b) | b − 3 < a ∧ a < b + 3}$$

Unsure how to proof transitivity. Also is my reflexive and symetric proof strong enough?

A = $\{\mathbb{Z}\}$
Reflexive: yes because $\forall x \in A, (x,x) \in relation.$
Symetric: yes because $\forall x,y \in A, (x,y) \in relation \xrightarrow[]{} (y,x) \in relation$.
Transitive: ?

I know the definition but unsure how to approach the last proof